The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2151
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
7:00 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2823
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / -0.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.44° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.05° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.